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- Estimate
- £500,000–£700,000 hammer ≈ $674,165–$943,830
- Result
- upcoming — 5 March 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale , London · 5 March 2025
- Dimensions
- 45 x 57 ½in. (114.2 x 146.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3181069
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3181069 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3181069
Antoni Tàpies, Initials. Christie's, 5 Mar 2025, lot 27. estimate £500,000–£700,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181069.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
82% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 383 held-out evening-sale lots the model scored about 80%, 88% sold.
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Antoni Tàpies, Initials. Christie's, 5 Mar 2025, lot 27. estimate £500,000–£700,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181069.
From the same sale 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale · Mar 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Armistice | Fernand Léger | £1,800,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Waterloo Bridge | Claude Monet | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Nacktes Mädchen im Schilf (Fränzi) (recto); Frau und Mädchen nackt im… | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | £1,500,000–£2,500,000 | upcoming |
| Porträt Eva von Arnheim | Christian Schad | £800,000–£1,200,000 | upcoming |
| Hinter der Kirche II (Behind the Church II) | Lyonel Feininger | £1,300,000–£2,100,000 | |
| Les paysans au puit ou Scène biblique sur fond bleu et vert | Marc Chagall | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoni Tàpies | Tot negre. No. LXXI. (All Black. No. LXXI.) | $827,633 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | |
| Antoni Tàpies | Gris au relief latéral | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Antoni Tàpies | Campins | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Antoni Tàpies | Relieve blanco con cruces | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| Antoni Tàpies | Blau amb quatre barres roges | Christie's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Antoni Tàpies | negro con dos rombos | Sotheby's, Feb 2011 | ||
| Antoni Tàpies | Gris Oliva (Olive Grey) | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Antoni Tàpies | white reliefs | Sotheby's, Feb 2011 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.